Chapter 4636 — Spirit Beast Pirates
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The others nodded and voiced their agreement. The giant treasure ship's defenses were peerless, but no one minded adding another layer of protection—who knew, it might be the very thing that saved them from disaster.
"That works, but ordinary inner disciples on patrol won't accomplish much. After all, the sea fog almost completely blocks the spiritual sense of even Golden Core cultivators. We'd be better off having top-tier experts standing watch—only then can we be certain nothing slips through." Having said this, Wei Zhao turned to Gongyang Jun and Lan Tieshan. "Master Gongyang, Senior Brother Lan, the two of you are the strongest aboard this ship. The safety of everyone here rests on this, so I can only ask you two to take turns standing watch."
"Agreed." Gongyang Jun and Lan Tieshan nodded in unison. At a time like this they had no grounds to refuse—and besides, if the treasure ship really did run into trouble, they would suffer along with everyone else. Out here in this boundless ocean, no amount of strength would do them any good.
With these two great figures personally standing watch, everyone could relax a little. Yet all of them knew it was merely psychological comfort. A perception range of fifty zhang could only be called better than nothing. Fortunately, this was a floating fortress on the sea; barring some major mishap, they ought to be safe.
The weather was unpredictable, and the only danger spiritual sense could detect was sea beasts. The giant treasure ship's defensive formation was enough to block the attacks of the vast majority of sea beasts, and it also carried an illusion technique designed specifically against them, so under normal circumstances they would not be attacked at all.
The day passed without incident. Sure enough, no sea beasts came to trouble them—but as evening fell, a sudden turn of events struck!
"A ship is coming!" Gongyang Jun, who had been leaning lazily against the deck railing, abruptly tensed. His once-indolent air shifted in an instant, turning domineering and coldly aloof, warning all others to keep their distance.
Wei Zhao and the others happened to be nearby, and their hearts lurched at the words. This was the deep-sea zone—ordinary vessels did not dare enter, for they would easily meet their end in these waters. Could the newcomers also be a treasure ship?
"Not a treasure ship. They've got experts aboard. I don't know how they detected us, but judging by their heading, they're definitely coming for us!" Lan Tieshan appeared just then, his expression equally grave.
For an ordinary vessel to dare appear in a deep-sea zone like this, there were only two possibilities. Either the people across the water were fools, or they were masters of surpassing skill with nerves of steel. Given the present circumstances, it was most likely the latter.
Panic swept through the crowd, and one and all grew fearful and uneasy. Ill intent had come calling—that was the thought shared by virtually everyone present. True, they had experts like Gongyang Jun and Lan Tieshan standing watch, but the other side dared to show up here in an ordinary vessel and could even probe them through such thick sea fog. That spoke of no ordinary foe!
"Little Junior Brother, what do we do now?" Shangguan Lan'er could not help feeling nervous as well, and she turned to ask Wei Zhao.
Since Gongyang Jun and Lan Tieshan had sensed the other side, that meant they were less than a hundred meters from their own ship. If they simply stayed put and did nothing, the enemy would be upon them almost instantly. There was no room for hesitation now.
"What will be will be; what can't be avoided can't be dodged. Our opponents are formidable, but fleeing rashly would only put us in greater danger. Stillness is better than motion!" Lan Tieshan decided on the spot.